Nutritional, phytochemical and pharmacological properties of Canarium odontophyllum Miq. (dabai) fruit

Canarium odontophyllum Miq. fruit, popularly recognized as dabai fruit in Sarawak, is a seasonal fruit found in the tropical rainforest of East Malaysia. A dabai fruit can be divided into several anatomical parts, and different parts of the fruit have different valuable phytochemicals. Due to the la...

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Main Authors: Tan, Chin Xuan, Azlan, Azrina
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universiti Putra Malaysia Press 2016
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/20184/
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Azlan, Azrina
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description Canarium odontophyllum Miq. fruit, popularly recognized as dabai fruit in Sarawak, is a seasonal fruit found in the tropical rainforest of East Malaysia. A dabai fruit can be divided into several anatomical parts, and different parts of the fruit have different valuable phytochemicals. Due to the lack of promotion, dabai fruit is viewed as nutritionally inferior fruit by the public. On the contrary, the fruit is rich in nutrients such as protein, fat, carbohydrates, sodium, calcium and iron. Many phytochemicals have been detected from different parts of dabai fruit, and these molecules have been linked to beneficial properties such as hypolipidemic, anti-atherosclerotic, anti-cholinesterase, antimicrobial and potentially anti-diabetic. The aim of this article is to review research studies on this fruit in order to provide adequate baseline information for commercial exploitation as well as for future studies.
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spelling upm-201842016-04-26T05:07:48Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/20184/ Nutritional, phytochemical and pharmacological properties of Canarium odontophyllum Miq. (dabai) fruit Tan, Chin Xuan Azlan, Azrina Canarium odontophyllum Miq. fruit, popularly recognized as dabai fruit in Sarawak, is a seasonal fruit found in the tropical rainforest of East Malaysia. A dabai fruit can be divided into several anatomical parts, and different parts of the fruit have different valuable phytochemicals. Due to the lack of promotion, dabai fruit is viewed as nutritionally inferior fruit by the public. On the contrary, the fruit is rich in nutrients such as protein, fat, carbohydrates, sodium, calcium and iron. Many phytochemicals have been detected from different parts of dabai fruit, and these molecules have been linked to beneficial properties such as hypolipidemic, anti-atherosclerotic, anti-cholinesterase, antimicrobial and potentially anti-diabetic. The aim of this article is to review research studies on this fruit in order to provide adequate baseline information for commercial exploitation as well as for future studies. Universiti Putra Malaysia Press 2016 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/20184/1/Nutritional%2C%20phytochemical%20and%20pharmacological%20properties%20of%20Canarium%20odontophyllum%20Miq.%20%28dabai%29%20fruit.pdf Tan, Chin Xuan and Azlan, Azrina (2016) Nutritional, phytochemical and pharmacological properties of Canarium odontophyllum Miq. (dabai) fruit. Pertanika Journal of Scholarly Research Reviews, 2 (1). pp. 80-94. ISSN 2462-2028 http://pjsrr.upm.edu.my/volume/vol-21-2016-2/
spellingShingle Tan, Chin Xuan
Azlan, Azrina
Nutritional, phytochemical and pharmacological properties of Canarium odontophyllum Miq. (dabai) fruit
title Nutritional, phytochemical and pharmacological properties of Canarium odontophyllum Miq. (dabai) fruit
title_full Nutritional, phytochemical and pharmacological properties of Canarium odontophyllum Miq. (dabai) fruit
title_fullStr Nutritional, phytochemical and pharmacological properties of Canarium odontophyllum Miq. (dabai) fruit
title_full_unstemmed Nutritional, phytochemical and pharmacological properties of Canarium odontophyllum Miq. (dabai) fruit
title_short Nutritional, phytochemical and pharmacological properties of Canarium odontophyllum Miq. (dabai) fruit
title_sort nutritional, phytochemical and pharmacological properties of canarium odontophyllum miq. (dabai) fruit
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http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/20184/1/Nutritional%2C%20phytochemical%20and%20pharmacological%20properties%20of%20Canarium%20odontophyllum%20Miq.%20%28dabai%29%20fruit.pdf